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20 Multiple choice questions

1. Intolerable Acts
a. a series of laws passed by Parliament punishing Massachusetts for its protests against the British policies
b. main author of the Declaration of Indpendence
c. a loss in the value of money resulting in a rise in the price of goods
d. 1765 law passed by Parliament that required colonists to buy a stamp to place on many official documents and other
items.
2. martial law
a. colonists who wanted independence from Britain
b. rule by the military instead of civilian authority
c. Pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine, arguing for American Independence
d. main author of the Declaration of Indpendence
3. main author of the Declaration of Indpendence
a. Thomas Jefferson
b. Common Sense
c. minutemen
d. Townshend Acts
4. the document that explained the basic ideals of the American colonists and explained why they were breaking away from
Britain
a. Declaration of Independence
b. committees of correspondence
c. Treaty of Paris
d. Marquis de Lafayette
5. Samuel Adams
a. Communication network set up in the colonies to discuss mistreatment by the British
b. the meeting of colonial delegates (representatives) in Philadelphia that approved the Declaration of Independence
c. civilian soldiers who fought on the Patriot side during the American Revolution
d. Boston Patriot and one leader of the Sons of Liberty
6. colonists who remained faithful to Britain - also called Tories
a. Saratoga
b. Loyalists
c. Yorktown
d. Patriots

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7. civilian soldiers who fought on the Patriot side during the American Revolution
a. Yorktown
b. Trenton
c. inflation
d. minutemen
8. committees of correspondence
a. Communication network set up in the colonies to discuss mistreatment by the British
b. Boston Patriot and one leader of the Sons of Liberty
c. the meeting of colonial delegates (representatives) in Philadelphia that approved the Declaration of Independence
d. civilian soldiers who fought on the Patriot side during the American Revolution
9. 1781 battle in Virginia that gave Americans victory in the Revolutionary War
a. minutemen
b. Yorktown
c. Saratoga
d. Trenton
10. a loss in the value of money resulting in a rise in the price of goods
a. minutemen
b. Patriots
c. Trenton
d. inflation
11. a belief in equality
a. Loyalists
b. Patriots
c. egalitarianism
d. inflation
12. Olive Branch Petition
a. colonists who wanted independence from Britain
b. 1781 battle in Virginia that gave Americans victory in the Revolutionary War
c. an offer of peace sent by the Second Continental Congress to King George III
d. a belief in equality
13. colonists who wanted independence from Britain
a. Trenton
b. Patriots
c. Saratoga
d. Loyalists

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14. Common Sense

a. protest against increased tea prices in which colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor
b. a loss in the value of money resulting in a rise in the price of goods
c. Pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine, arguing for American Independence
d. British general in the Revolution - surrendered at Yorktown
15. Second Continental Congress
a. Boston Patriot and one leader of the Sons of Liberty
b. civilian soldiers who fought on the Patriot side during the American Revolution
c. Communication network set up in the colonies to discuss mistreatment by the British
d. the meeting of colonial delegates (representatives) in Philadelphia that approved the Declaration of Independence
16. King George III
a. Event in Boston in 1770 in which five colonists were killed by British soldiers
b. protest against increased tea prices in which colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor
c. King of England from 1760-1820 including during the American Revolution
d. The fort in Pennsylvania where Washington's army spent the winter of 1777-1778. Great suffering was involved.
17. Boston Massacre
a. protest against increased tea prices in which colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor
b. 1777 battle in New York state won by the Americans which convinced France to get involved in the American
Revolution
c. The fort in Pennsylvania where Washington's army spent the winter of 1777-1778. Great suffering was involved.
d. Event in Boston in 1770 in which five colonists were killed by British soldiers
18. Battle on Christmas day, 1776 in which Americans defeated Hessian (German) mercenaries. It boosted American morale
greatly.
a. inflation
b. Saratoga
c. Yorktown
d. Trenton
19. Marquis de Lafayette
a. Communication network set up in the colonies to discuss mistreatment by the British
b. French noble who assisted the Americans in the Revolution
c. King of England from 1760-1820 including during the American Revolution
d. 1783 treaty that officially ended the American Revolution

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20. Saratoga
a. Event in Boston in 1770 in which five colonists were killed by British soldiers
b. the document that explained the basic ideals of the American colonists and explained why they were breaking away
from Britain
c. 1777 battle in New York state won by the Americans which convinced France to get involved in the American
Revolution
d. The fort in Pennsylvania where Washington's army spent the winter of 1777-1778. Great suffering was involved.

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